Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Summerville, Georgia & Surrounding Areas

Imogene Bruce Broyles

Imogene Bruce Broyles

Feb 2, 2023

Mrs. Imogene Bruce Broyles, age 88 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Thursday, February 2, 2023 at the Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Mrs. Broyles was born in Lafayette, Georgia on May 14, 1934, daughter of the late Ross Bruce and Ruby Beatrice Brown Bruce.  She was a member of the Ridgeway Baptist Church and had formerly been...

Randy Fay Floyd

Randy Fay Floyd

Jan 30, 2023

Mr. Randy Fay Floyd, age 67 of Rome, Georgia, formerly of Trion, passed away Monday, January 30, 2023 from injuries sustained from a tragic accident.

Mr. Floyd was born in Trion, Georgia on December 12, 1955, son of the late Randolph F. and Doris Williams Floyd.  He was a member of Lifegate Church in Lafayette and had...

Mr. John Kelly Young, Sr.

Mr. John Kelly Young, Sr.

Jan 30, 2023

Mr. John Kelly Young, Sr. age 90 of the Teloga Community, passed away Monday, January 30, 2023 in a Rome Hospital.

Mr. Young was born in Berryton, Georgia on April 2, 1932, son of the late Samuel Henry Young and Willie Dossie Parker Young.  He was a member of the Alpine Lodge # 211 F&AM, and was...

Miss Lauren Marie Lewis

Miss Lauren Marie Lewis

Jan 28, 2023

Miss Lauren Marie Lewis, age 35 of Trion, Georgia passed away Saturday, January 28, 2023 at a Rome Hospital following an accident the previous day.

Lauren was born in Gainesville, Florida on December 3, 1987, daughter of Shirley Gail Lanier Warren and James Edward “Jay” Lewis, Jr.  She was employed with Shaw Industries and was an avid...

Katherine "Kathy" Elizabeth (Gilmer)  Bradley

Katherine "Kathy" Elizabeth (Gilmer) Bradley

Jan 24, 2023

Mrs. Katherine Elizabeth “Kathy” Gilmer Bradley, age 73 of Summerville, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at the Oak Niew Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Mrs. Bradley was born in Summerville, Georgia on April 27, 1949, daughter of the late Yancey Mazone Gilmer and Georgia Bingham Gilmer.  She was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church and was...

Patricia Lowry Ponder

Patricia Lowry Ponder

Jan 20, 2023

Mrs. Patricia Lowry Ponder, age 78 of Trion, Georgia passed away Friday, January 20, 2023 in a local healthcare facility.

Mrs. Ponder was born in Trion, Georgia on October 28, 1944, daughter of the late Floyd Lowry and Anna Styles Lowry.  She was Baptist by faith and was retired from the Lyerly Plant of Mohawk Industries.  She...

Samantha Denyse Smith

Samantha Denyse Smith

Jan 20, 2023

Miss Samantha Denyse Smith, age 31 of Summerville, passed away Friday, January 20, 2023 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Samantha was born in Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia on September 10, 1991, daughter of Terry Earl Smith and the late Regina Denyse Jennings Smith.  She was a graduate of Chattooga High School and was the assistant manager...

Pastor Joey Paul Vaughn

Pastor Joey Paul Vaughn

Jan 20, 2023

Pastor Joey Paul Vaughn, age 60 of the Pennville Community, Summerville, passed away Friday, January 20, 2023 at his residence.

Pastor Vaughn was born in Trion, Georgia on April 1, 1962, son of William Paul “Pete” Vaughn and the late Mary Jo Reece Lindsey.  He was a member of the New Generation Church of God, and was...

Billy Ray Trammell

Billy Ray Trammell

Jan 15, 2023

Mr. Billy Ray Trammell, age 53 of Summerville, formerly of Chattanooga, passed away Sunday, January 15, 2023 at a Rome Hospital.

Mr. Trammell born in Trion, Georgia on December 9, 1969, son of the late John Kenneth Trammell and Betty Faye Rape Cooper.  He had been employed in the Weave Room of Mt. Vernon Mills, but was...

Donna Marie (Wallace)  Oclare

Donna Marie (Wallace) Oclare

Jan 14, 2023

Mrs. Donna Marie Oclare, age 72 of Trion, Georgia passed away Saturday, January 14, 2023 at Pruitt Healthcare of Lafayette.

Mrs. Oclare was born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on August 29, 1950, daughter of the late Earl Wallace and Daphine Stiles Wallace.  She attended the Pentecostal Powers Ministry in Lyerly and was a retired truck driver.  She...

Mrs. Linda Carol (Bulter)  Black

Mrs. Linda Carol (Bulter) Black

Jan 13, 2023

Mrs. Linda Carol Black, age 79 of the Dry Valley Community, Summerville, passed away Friday, January 13, 2023 at her residence.

Mrs. Black was born in Cherokee County, Alabama on March 8, 1943, daughter of the late William McKinley Butler and Opal Elizabeth Elders Butler.  She was a member of the Victory Tabernacle in Lafayette and was...

Virginia Ann Bray

Virginia Ann Bray

Jan 11, 2023

Mrs. Virginia Ann Bray, age 62 of Summerville, passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2023 in a Rome hospital.

Mrs. Bray was born on September 23, 1960, daughter of the late Roy and Helen Bray.  She was a homemaker and enjoyed doing crafts and helping out at Trade Day.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Mr. Charles William Baker

Mr. Charles William Baker

Jan 6, 2023

Mr. Charles William Baker, age 92 of the Pennville Community, Summervile, passed away Friday, January 6, 2023 in a Chattanooga Hospital.

Mr. Baker was born in Summerville, Georgia on August 17, 1930, son of the late Russell Isaac Baker and Grace Helen Reynolds Baker.  He was a member of the Mountain View Baptist Church and was retired...

Bucky Ray Brown

Bucky Ray Brown

Jan 4, 2023

Mr. Bucky Ray Brown, age 70, of Summerville, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at a Rome hospital.

Bucky was born in Trion, Georgia on May 23, 1952, son of the late Leo Fay Brown and Clara Mae Carpenter Brown.  He was retired from Thomasville Railroad and was of the Church of God Faith.  Bucky was an...

Mrs. Susan Carol Durham

Mrs. Susan Carol Durham

Jan 2, 2023

Mrs. Susan Carol Durham, age 66 of Trion, passed away Monday, January 2, 2023 at a Rome Hospital.

Susan was born in Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia on October 2, 1956, daughter of the late Harold C. “Billy” Durham and Sara Jo Spence Durham.  She was a member of the New Beginnings Baptist Church and was retired from Color...

Mr. Jerry Lamar Pettyjohn

Mr. Jerry Lamar Pettyjohn

Dec 28, 2022

Mr. Jerry Lamar Pettyjohn, age 54 of Summerville passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at his residence.

Jerry was born in Summerville, Georgia on February 23, 1968, son of the late Jesse E. Pettyjohn and Gladys Mabel Johnson Anderson.  He was Baptist by faith and attended the former Lookout Mountain Community Center.  In addition to his...

Mrs. Becky (Willingham)  Martin

Mrs. Becky (Willingham) Martin

Dec 28, 2022

Mrs. Rebecca Sue “Becky” Martin, age 79 of the Dry Valley Community in Summerville, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at a Rome Hospital.

Mrs. Martin was born in Menlo, Georgia on October 26, 1943, daughter of the late Phillip Baker Willingham and Myrtle Ruth Hawkins Willingham.  She was a member of the Cloudland Presbyterian Church and...

Mrs. Ruby Elizabeth (Caldwell)  Hall

Mrs. Ruby Elizabeth (Caldwell) Hall

Dec 22, 2022

Mrs. Ruby Elizabeth Hall, age 94 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Thursday, December 22, 2022 at her residence.

Mrs. Hall was born in Trion, GA on January 16, 1928, daughter of the late Luther Caldwell and Georgia Hawkins Caldwell.  She was a member of the First Born Church of God and had attended the New Faith Church. ...

Mrs. Gladys Lorine (Finster)  Vines

Mrs. Gladys Lorine (Finster) Vines

Dec 21, 2022

Mrs. Gladys Lorine Vines, age 83 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at her residence.

Mrs. Vines was born in Chattooga County, Georgia on August 23, 1939, daughter of the late Rev. Howard Finster and Pauline Freeman Finster.  She was employed as a CNA for many years at different nursing homes including Oak View...

Mrs. Sharron Dale (Martin)  Cochran

Mrs. Sharron Dale (Martin) Cochran

Dec 19, 2022

Mrs. Sharron Dale “Maw” Cochran, age 81 of Rome, Georgia passed away Monday, December 19, 2022 at her residence.

Mrs. Cochran was born in Trion, Georgia on February 4, 1941, daughter of the late Alonzo Martin and Foy Lee Coots Martin.  She was retired from the Lunchroom at Garden Lakes Elementary School, and was of the Baptist...